the long term

noun

: a long period of time after the beginning of something

She is investing for the long term.

I think it's the better choice over the long term.

an investment that should do well in the long term

These changes may improve profits now, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

Examples of the long term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But without custodians, this will cease to be the case in the long term. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Instead of ignoring the noise and letting the backlash blow over, Espinal showed up to the set and posted a video explaining to New Yorkers why, in the long term, productions like this are a boon to the city and its inhabitants. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

That’s driving down prices in the short term, and farmers worry that market share will be lost in the long term. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

But Abbas said the territory could not remain politically separate from the West Bank and East Jerusalem for the long term. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the long term

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• budworm